The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SWOOP , but the solution may also be ALIGHT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Come down on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWOOP | 33 % | 5 |
| OPPRESS | 33 % | 7 |
| ALIGHT | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Come down on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- get down
- come down
- get onto
- bring down the hammer
- hail down
- go down
- come down with
- beat down
- cut down
- get on someone's case
- crack down
- bear down on
Crossword Answer definitions
SWOOP noun- An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
- A sudden act of seizing.
- A quick passage from one note to the next.
- To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
- To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
- To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
- To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
- To pass with pomp; to sweep.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SWOOP
- Plunge
- Rush at suddenly
- Pretty much the only word "fell" ever modifies
- Attack from above
- Pounce
- Eagle's descent
- Plunge suddenly
- Come down, as an eagle
- Dive like a loon
- Attack like a hawk
More clues leading to the result OPPRESS
- Be tyrannical
- Put an onus on
- Weigh upon heavily
- Rule despotically
- Persecute
- Lie heavily upon
- Tyrannize
- Keep down
- Burden with cruelty
- Subjugate